BRIC Arts | Media | Bklyn - Events Feed http://www.bricartsmedia.org/feeds/events BRIC Media | Arts | Bklyn Events en-us <![CDATA[Wild Flag / Misson Of Burma]]>CELEBRATE BROOKLYN! @ Prospect Park Bandshell
August 3, 2012
7:30 PM
Wild Flag Listen and buy music from Wild Flag.Mission of Burma Listen and buy music from Mission of Burma.WILD FLAG has risen from the ashes of a number of storied bands: it’s fronted by Carrie Brownstein of Sleater-Kinney (and recently of Portlandia fame) and Mary Timony of Helium, and includes Sleater-Kinney’s Janet Weiss and The Minders’ Rebecca Cole. The band’s eponymous debut album from last year is “a glorious reminder of rock at its most exuberant,” a..]]>Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400http://www.bricartsmedia.org/events/wild-flag-misson-of-burma<![CDATA[Basic Field Production Certification: May/June Sessions: Brooklyn Center for Media Education]]>Community Media Center
May 29-June 5, 2012
All Day
Weekly on Tuesday, Saturday
Learn more or register for this class on our Brooklyn Center for Media Education webpage.May 29 - Jun 7 |Tue. & Thu.AFTERNOON @ 2-5pm May 29 - Jun 7 |Tue. & Thu.EVENING @ 6-9pmJune 2 - June 9 | Saturdays10:30am - 4:30pmBasic Field Production Certification ClassThis 2-week course will give you skills and hands-on experience using a Panasonic AVCCAM, a professional-grade digital video camera. In addition to camera operation, you’ll learn to operate sound equipment, tripods and to a..]]>Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400http://www.bricartsmedia.org/events/basic-field-production-certification-may-june-sessions-brooklyn-center-for<![CDATA[Celebrate Brooklyn! Brazilian Dance Party]]>CELEBRATE BROOKLYN! @ Brooklyn Bridge Park
May 17, 2012
7:00 PM-10:00 PM
FREE
Nation Beat / Maracatu New YorkDJ Greg Caz Seamlessly fusing Brazilian and Gulf Coast musical traditions, Brooklyn’s own Nation Beat will rock the stage with their bold and colorful sounds—something like Carnival and Mardi Gras rolled into one.The evening will also feature the thunderous drumming of Maracatu New York.Greg Caz will spin Brazilian beats.A hip-shakin’ dance lesson from Cumbe: Center for African and Diaspora Dance's Funmilayo Chesney kicks off the party.]]>Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400http://www.bricartsmedia.org/events/celebrate-brooklyn-brazilian-dance-party<![CDATA[Ballet Hispanico]]>CELEBRATE BROOKLYN! @ Prospect Park Bandshell
June 28, 2012
8:00 PM
 Ballet HispanicoEduardo Patino, NYCThe leading representative of Hispanic culture in American dance, BALLET HISPANICO’s innovative repertory fuses ballet, modern, and Latin forms into a spirited image of the contemporary Latino diaspora. Founded in 1970 by Artistic Director Tina Ramirez, the company has performed at The John F. Kennedy Center, Houston's Wortham Center, the Auditorium Theater in Chicago, UCLA's Royce Hall, the Annenberg Center in Philadelphia, Wolf Trap, Jacob's and..]]>Tue, 15 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400http://www.bricartsmedia.org/events/ballet-hispanico<![CDATA[Angélique Kidjo's Women Waging Peace]]>CELEBRATE BROOKLYN! @ Prospect Park Bandshell
June 30, 2012
7:30 PM
Angelique Kidjo Laurie Anderson With SPECIAL GUESTS LAURIE ANDERSON / SIBONGILE KHUMALO / SOMIWorld music superstar ANGÉLIQUE KIDJO, named one of the “World’s 100 Most Inspiring Women” by the Guardian UK, curates this very special commission tribute to Wangari Maathai, the late Nobel Peace Prize winner and Kenyan political, environmental and women’s activist. WOMEN WAGING PEACE features a concert at the Bandshell with an opening set by “world (The..]]>Tue, 15 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400http://www.bricartsmedia.org/events/anglique-kidjo-s-women-waging-peace<![CDATA[The Head And The Heart / Lost in the Trees]]>CELEBRATE BROOKLYN! @ Prospect Park Bandshell
July 27, 2012
7:30 PM
With LOST IN THE TREESThe Head and the HeartShawn BrackbillTHE HEAD AND THE HEART is a band whose “name describes its sound perfectly—lyrics and music inspired by both intellect and emotion." (NPR) The six-piece came together in Seattle in the summer of 2009, and the speed with which it went from handing out burned copies of it’s self released debut in custom denim sleeves to selling out multi-thousand capacity venues across the country is a testament to the connection A..]]>Tue, 15 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400http://www.bricartsmedia.org/events/the-head-and-the-heart-lost-in-the-trees<![CDATA[The Muppet Movie Sing-A-Long / Loser's Lounge]]>CELEBRATE BROOKLYN! @ Prospect Park Bandshell
July 28, 2012
7:30 PM
Muppet MoviePhotofest Music & MoviesWhy are there so many songs about rainbows? Ask the LOSER’S LOUNGE! Before we screen THE MUPPET MOVIE (the 1979 original) that all-star tribute ensemble gets its Kermit on with a salute to the Muppet musical oeuvre—which between the show, the many films, and the albums represents an extraordinary body of work. And who better to dig into it than the Loser’s Lounge, which has covered everyone from Elton John to Dolly Parton to Simon..]]>Tue, 15 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400http://www.bricartsmedia.org/events/the-muppet-movie-sing-a-long-loser-s-lounge<![CDATA[AfroCubism / Alsarah & The Nubatones]]>CELEBRATE BROOKLYN! @ Prospect Park Bandshell
June 9, 2012
7:30 PM
ATURDAY > JUNE 9 > 7:30AFROCUBISM / ALSARAH & THE NUBATONESAFROCUBISM is the all-star collaboration between Malian and Cuban musicians that famously never happened. In 1996, a group of Mali’s finest musicians were due to fly into Havana for a speculative collaboration with some of Cuba’s most brilliant singers and instrumentalists. For reasons that have never been made clear, the Malians never arrived. A very different album was recorded: The Buena Vista Social Club. But..]]>Tue, 15 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400http://www.bricartsmedia.org/events/afrocubism-alsarah-the-nubatones<![CDATA[Celebrate Brooklyn! Opening Night Concert with Jimmy Cliff]]>CELEBRATE BROOKLYN! @ Prospect Park Bandshell
June 5, 2012
8:00 PM
NPR Music Broadcast Jimmy CliffWith a decades-long career, reggae legend Jimmy Cliff is one of the great shapers of modern music. His catalog continues to influence and reflect global culture, tracing its roots to the Jamaica of his youth. For his socially conscious work, Jimmy is the only living musician to hold Jamaica’s Order of Merit, the country's highest honor granted for achievement in the arts and sciences. Jimmy is touring for his first new album in seven years, and 2012 marks..]]>Tue, 15 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400http://www.bricartsmedia.org/events/celebrate-brooklyn-opening-night-concert-with-jimmy-cliff<![CDATA[Geri Allen & Carrie Mae Weems: Slow Fade To Black]]>CELEBRATE BROOKLYN! @ Prospect Park Bandshell
June 15, 2012
8:00 PM
Geri AllenCarrie Mae WeemsWith ESPERANZA SPALDING / TERRI LYNE CARRINGTON / LIZZ WRIGHT / PATRICE RUSHEN AND MORE!The great pianist GERI ALLEN and the world-renowned photographer and video artist CARRIE MAE WEEMS team up for this special world premiere commission. SLOW FADE TO BLACK combines Weems’ arresting projections with an astonishing night of music featuring Allen’s new trio with fellow jazz giants ESPERANZA SPALDING and TERRI LYNE CARRINGTON, her regular group Timeline, LIZZ..]]>Tue, 15 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400http://www.bricartsmedia.org/events/geri-allen-carrie-mae-weems-slow-fade-to-black<![CDATA[Balkan Beat Box / Chico Trujillo / Nation Beat]]>CELEBRATE BROOKLYN! @ Prospect Park Bandshell
June 16, 2012
6:30 PM
Balkan Beat Box An ecstatic melting pot of a dance party for all the citizens of the planet to call their own, where BALKAN BEAT BOX’s transcendent pan-Mediterranean bacchanal collides with the Chilean ska-punk-new cumbia of “world-class party band” (NY Times) CHICO TRUJILLO and the “creative and flawless” (CMJ) fusion of Brazilian maracatu drumming and New Orleans second line rhythms of Brooklyn’s own NATION BEAT. Balkan Beat Box was formed by Israelis..]]>Tue, 15 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400http://www.bricartsmedia.org/events/balkan-beat-box-chico-trujillo-nation-beat<![CDATA[ Lyricist Lounge Featuring Ghostface Killah]]>CELEBRATE BROOKLYN! @ Prospect Park Bandshell
June 23, 2012
7:30 PM
Bud Light Music SeriesGhostface KillahLYRICIST LOUNGE 20TH ANNIVERSARY FEATURING GHOSTFACE KILLAH | CAMP LO | ASTRO | AND MORE!Many of the greatest names in the game have passed through the legendary Lyricist Lounge, and what began 20 years ago as an open mic night in a studio apartment on the LES has become one of the most revered showcases in hip-hop. Def Jam core artist GHOSTFACE KILLAH, the most prolific record-maker in the Wu-Tang Clan pantheon, headlines this birthday celebration. and a..]]>Tue, 15 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400http://www.bricartsmedia.org/events/lyricist-lounge-featuring-ghostface-killah<![CDATA[Sweet Honey in the Rock]]>CELEBRATE BROOKLYN! @ Prospect Park Bandshell
July 8, 2012
4:00 PM
Ezra Jack Keats Family Concert Sweet Honey in the RockThe women of legendary vocal group SWEET HONEY IN THE ROCK “unite to create a sound so pure, smooth, and homogenous that it does not seem humanly possible.” (Fort Worth Star-Telegram) Founded by Bernice Johnson Reagon in 1973 (with Mie, Carol Maillard and Louise Robinson) at the D.C. Black Repertory Theater Company, Sweet Honey In The Rock, internationally renowned a cappella ensemble, has been a vital and innovative presence in..]]>Tue, 15 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400http://www.bricartsmedia.org/events/sweet-honey-in-the-rock<![CDATA[Latin Music Series Calle 13 / Ana Tijoux / Ritmo Machine]]>CELEBRATE BROOKLYN! @ Prospect Park Bandshell
July 13, 2012
7:00 PM
Bud Light Latin Music Series  Presented in association with the Latin Alternative Music Conference NPR Music Broadcast Calle 13With ANA TIJOUX / RITMO MACHINECALLE 13’s groundbreaking and eclectic urban style has made this Puerto Rican band “one of the most popular and innovative in Latin music, without fitting any recognizable mold.” (NY Times) Formed by stepbrothers René Pérez Joglar a.k.a. Residente (lead singer and songwriter) and Eduardo beat..]]>Tue, 15 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400http://www.bricartsmedia.org/events/latin-music-series-calle-13-ana-tijoux-ritmo-machine<![CDATA[Saturday Night Fever / Tragedy]]>CELEBRATE BROOKLYN! @ Prospect Park Bandshell
July 14, 2012
7:30 PM
Saturday Night FeverPhotofestTragedyMusic & MoviesThe film that catapulted John Travolta to stardom and sent disco and the Gibb brothers into the stratosphere has some of the greatest dance scenes ever committed to celluloid, but it’s also a moving coming of age drama and a gritty, sometimes brutal portrait of blue collar Brooklyn in the 1970s. To mark SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER’s 35th anniversary, we screen the original (rated R—not appropriate for a younger audience) and its..]]>Tue, 15 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400http://www.bricartsmedia.org/events/saturday-night-fever-tragedy<![CDATA[Machel Montano / BelO]]>CELEBRATE BROOKLYN! @ Prospect Park Bandshell
July 20, 2012
7:30 PM
Machel MontanoJermaine CruickshankMACHEL MONTANO, whose “place as soca’s most transformative star is undeniable,” (NY Times) brings the wild and steamy spirit of Trinidad Carnival to Brooklyn—and the people will rejoice! Born in 1974 in Port of Spain, Trinidad, Montano was destined for greatness from the start. His career began in 1982 at age seven; at age nine he formed his band, Pranasonic Express. His 1985 debut album Too Young to Soca was an instant hit. In April of..]]>Tue, 15 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400http://www.bricartsmedia.org/events/machel-montano-belo<![CDATA[Arturo Sandoval / Arturo O'Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra]]>CELEBRATE BROOKLYN! @ Prospect Park Bandshell
July 21, 2012
7:30 PM
Bud Light Latin Music Series Arturo SandovalManny Iriarte ARTURO SANDOVAL / ARTURO O’FARRILL & THE AFRO LATIN JAZZ ORCHESTRAA night of red hot Latin jazz with dueling Grammy winners. ARTURO SANDOVAL can burn through an Afro-Cuban groove, tear up a bebop tune, or soar over a Mozart concerto with equal power and grace. A protégé of the great Dizzy Gillespie, Sandoval was born in Artemisa, a small town in the outskirts of Havana, Cuba, in1949—just two years..]]>Tue, 15 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400http://www.bricartsmedia.org/events/arturo-sandoval-arturo-o-farrill-the-afro-latin-jazz-orchestra<![CDATA[Franco Zeffirelli's Romeo & Juliet / The Love Show]]>CELEBRATE BROOKLYN! @ Prospect Park Bandshell
August 2, 2012
7:30 PM
Romeo and JulietPhotofest Music & MoviesWith a Nino Rota score, Oscars for cinematography and costume design (and a host of nominations including Best Picture), and scandalous star turns by teenage beauties Olivia Hussey and Leonard Whiting, Franco Zeffirelli’s 1968 adaptation of ROMEO & JULIET is a feast for the eyes and ears and perhaps the greatest Shakespeare film ever made. For all Zeffirelli’s triumphs as a director and producer of film and television and a and a..]]>Tue, 15 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400http://www.bricartsmedia.org/events/franco-zeffirelli-s-romeo-juliet-the-love-show<![CDATA[The Del McCoury Band]]>CELEBRATE BROOKLYN! @ Prospect Park Bandshell
August 4, 2012
6:30 PM
Del McCouryBrenda McClearenWith CAHALEN MORRISON & ELI WEST / SPIRIT FAMILY REUNIONA generation-spanning triple bill in honor of the dearly departed Earl Scruggs led by the great DEL McCOURY. With his sons in the band, McCoury conjures an authentic high lonesome sound that prompted Dirty Linen to declare, “There’s no voice in bluegrass quite as distinct.” He has been a keeper of the flame now for decades, touring relentlessly and releasing records at a furious pace since..]]>Tue, 15 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400http://www.bricartsmedia.org/events/the-del-mccoury-band<![CDATA[Complexions Contemporary Ballet]]>CELEBRATE BROOKLYN! @ Prospect Park Bandshell
August 9, 2012
8:00 PM
ComplexionsDah LenInspired by artistic directors Dwight Rhoden, “one of the most sought out choreographers of the day,” (NY Times) and Desmond Richardson, “one of the great modern dancers of his time,” (NY Times) and their pronounced appreciation for the multicultural, COMPLEXIONS’ unique mix of methods, styles, and cultures has created an entirely new and exciting vision of human movement. The company’s foremost innovation is that dance should be about not..]]>Tue, 15 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400http://www.bricartsmedia.org/events/complexions-contemporary-ballet